EDUCATION I

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The project comprises a five-year program to improve educational planning and the preparation of education projects, planning for civil service upgrading and the training of rural development workers. It includes: (a) technical assistance and fellowships to assist in educational planning and project preparation; (b) technical assistance to the Ministry of the Civil Service and Labor to establish a training directorate, review the needs for upgrading and formulate pilot upgrading programs for the public administration; (c) the final phase of expansion and upgrading of an agricultural technician training institute at Kolo; (d) the development of a new animal production training school at Kolo; and (e) technical assistance and operating costs for project management. Project risks relate primarily to the implementation of the agricultural and animal production technician training and include possible: (a) implementation delays; (b) inefficiencies in the proposed training programs; and (c) factors affecting the efficient field work of graduates from the project institutions. Measures of minimize risks are included in the project.